Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-26

me mImes san n epernrfsn VIVA .
smais Fsree &c Msen-
Hand-bilIs we're scattered all over
town Yesterday aflsrason. On which was
printed the foilosine.
aNoTIrxi MEsxas Axp IAB-Kxas-
Al woFk Il Cedar M1outafn II sns
| peHdsd Miners and lzbsrers are re-
quesaed - stry swsy Until disHeaities
are settled. Respec4fally, Cedar River
Coal Minefss Cedar MountAin, March
., 1851
GAUw or TIE srErxx.
Armed with one Of these hand bills
9 reporter Of the PosT -INTKxLIaKNCKR
called at the sfEies Of the Cedar M0un-
tain Coal Cor pany, ct tbs foot Of Co
iumbfa street, and there found Mr.. Ia
y. Gilman. VIVA manages the Oompanyis
affairs during the absence Of bis father,
J. IL. Coimsn. Mr.. L. j. Colman bad
iast returned fFam the mi1es. and In
replv 30 tbs reporters interoRatorieR, be
said: About two weeks ago tbs Com
p8ny found IL necessary 30 discharge q
coupfe Of shovslers. thai b men EN-
pl0yed IN shoveling coal into the cars.
from q platform. These men were al
most useless, and constantly RFumblinR.
Finally theY told the Company they
woald not work any longer. and men
we're put 10 woFk in their pisces This
oocasioned strike. After q short time
the men came back, and we pat some Of
them to work, bat not sii. Everything
vas working smoothly until Thursday,
when the following
WRITTEN HOTIcK
OF grievances was served 0nsme:
CKDkR MOUNTAIN, March "A, 1887.
Mr.. L. J. CelsaH.-It 10 the request
Of the mineFs AZ this place that the old
hands now idle be Feinstated TO work,
and IL ron don't esmply with this, work
will be quit after today: also any new
hands be promised work, list Of the |
same BE kept, and each one employed |
In turn az promised for mining, and no |
miner be put on only By esmmittee. |
The foreman TO tell the COMMITTEES when /
be requires men, and they will see that |
they get on 10 turn; also correct taFn TO /
b kept, and timber 10 be furnished % |
as not 70 delay the digging.
COMMITTEE.
IRot the men all together and asked
them IL this was their ultimstnm. /
wanted them all 50 kRow for what they
were btEfAlN&s 4 WA4ES0 tuEm all 30 L
know that it was because they could /
net dictate 10 the company just who ID
should hire aud Just wao IL should not
hire that they we're striking. They said
they all understood IL. and that was their
demand. told them the company
could not comply with the demand
made upon IL: that the company pays
It's men and expects 10 hire whoever IL
sees at, and as between allowing q
committee Of miners to conduct the
company's business and closing down
the mine, the company will certainly
choose the latter. The men went back
to work, and came out In the evening
and gave notice that they wsuld net re-
turn until matters were I'D usted or their
demands complied with.
TEE MINE ~ RUNNING.
RepoEter-Did the strike result in
elosing down the miner
l.. j. Oelman-No. The mine Is run
ming. bat with q small force. The fore
nam and some Of his friends did not
Join the strikers, and some coal 10 being
taken out. shall let things take their
course until James M. Colman. the man
aQer Of the company, rstarns from San
Francisco. when he may pursue which
ever courss be sees az, but am sure he
will not accede to sach unreasonable
and ridiculous demands as are contain
ed in this written notice.